European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 02, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday August 2, 1978 res even with wee Wie Keeler the stars and stripes Page 21 Rose ties All time no Mark at 44 by de  a Pete Rose extended his consecutive game hitting Streak to a a league record tying 44 monday night but admitted later he was rather anxious anted to get a hit Early because the umpires told me there was a threat of a Down Rose said after getting one hit in four trips a ground Ball single to Brightfield Lead Fine sixth inning. Pitne on a rare fastball from knuckle Baller Phil Niekro of the Atlanta braves  Rose on five pitches in the first inning and got him on a hard liner to shortstop third. The hit tied Rose with wee Willie Keeler for the longest string in National history. Keeler hit in the first 44 games of the 1897 season while playing for Balti so. Who started his Streak on june 14, is now Only a dozen games away from the All Nark of 56 set by Joe Dimaggio of the new York Yankees in 1941. Vas looking fastball because he had me 2-0 in a 1-1 game and i knew he did t Wantik me Rose said. He has got the Best Knuckl balt in the National league but he i like to throw fastballs Road of 45,007, largest of the year in Atlanta gave Rose a standing ovation of almost  when his bouncer skipped past a diving Rod Gilbreath into  a clean single and i gave it my Best  Gilbreath said. If i had caught the Dhave been standing on my head and could t have made a  was presented a bouquet containing 44 roses As he stood at first base and fire s were triggered from atop the scoreboard above the Centerfield seats be failed in two other trips later in the game grounding out both times to first base in the biggest Pete Rose fan there is in this game but i can t lie to you. I was trying him out every time he came to the plate Niekro said. Be expressed some concern at facing Niekro monday night and Atlanta Rookie Larry Illiams who throws a Forknall tuesday night reak Ball pitchers have a tendency to get you lunging Rose said said Umpire Doug Harvey told him Early in the game that this was a Good Field to hit cause the ground is so hard from a Lack of rain but i told him there Ain t no bad inline drives " said Rose Ere had been a forecast of rain in Atlanta but there was no rain at Atlanta stadium. Lore urn of Iowa state be new and at Kansas wrench Kan. A Bob mar. Associate athletic director at Iowa a will be the new athletic director a University of Kansas officials at Kansas and Iowa state had comment monday but various sources the campuses confirmed Marcum s a fitment which was expected to be an need tuesday morning at a news con Snee. Imong those identifying Marcum As thrice of Chancellor Archie Dykes was lie Harper president of the Kun student sett injures knee a miss . Game Housand Oaks Calif. Up run Back Tony Dorsett suffered a knee in i in training drills monday and was list As questionable for saturday s pre opener against the san Francisco poach Tom Landry said Dorsett bruised right knee during the morning session t missed the afternoon practice. Team i said the injury was similar to one to suffered last november just before with the Washington redskins. Body and a member of the special search committee that recommended Marcum. We like Bob Marcum s attitude toward the student body. He thinks they Are a priority in terms of being Able to work wit them Harper said. As a Board member i m looking for Ward very much to working with Bob mar cum. His attitude is very Good. He s very congenial and just a Nice  Marcum will succeed Clyde Walker who resigned May 24 to become athletic director at the University of North Carolina Charlotte. The 41-year-old Marcum a native of Huntingdon w.va., has been at Iowa state for seven years overseeing such varsity sports As football baseball track and Field Cross country and swimming. He was also in charge of the athletic department s business office. A. Official terms idea rather strange Rose to the occasion again batting left handed Pete Rose of the Cincinnati reds watches his Bard grounder go past first base for a single in the sixth inning monday at Atlanta. The hit extended his consecutive game hitting Streak to 44, tying him with wee Willie Keeler for the All time National league record. A photo supersonics 7-1 Webster declared free agent by Aba new York up Marvin Webster the Young 7-foot-l Center who led the Seattle supersonics into the National basketball association finals this season Mon Day was declared a free agent by no commissioner Lawrence o Brien. O Brien ruled that the 26-year-old web Ster became free to negotiate and sign a player contract with any Aba team on june 8, 1978," because of the intent of the contract Webster signed in 1976 wit the Denver nuggets. Although the Date in the contract specified a two year term beginning on novem Ber 1,1976, o Brien said the Date seems Mohave been intended primarily to comport with a newly agreed upon payment sched ule which happened to begin on november 1." if Webster who was subsequently traded to Seattle on May 24, 1977, signs with any Aba team other than the super sonics the league s compensation Rule will be in effect. Usos finances to Bock games questioned los Angeles a the idea of thes. Olympic committee assuming the finial risk for the 1984 olympic game Sis termed rather strange by a los an Tes City Council member  president Robert Kane was noted by councilman Ernani Bernard saying two months ago that the soc in t have Money to provide a finance clicking for the games. Two others on the member Council also had reservations raut the soc s financial muscle. Award of the 1984 games to los Angelewis been held up Over the Issue of financial Sponski Brlity on the City s part. Los an Des has been the Only City formally bid Ding for the games but the International olympic committee will look for another Host City if agreement on financial terms snot reached by aug. 21 a deadline that was recently extended from july 31.the soc and los Angeles mayor Tom Bradley have not made Public any details of the plan which was announced in Colo Rado Springs colo., on sunday. Kane said it would have to be presented to the Ioc be fore details could be made  has been among los Angeles officials opposing any City financial Back ing of 1984 olympics. He quoted Kane As telling him in a Telephone conversation two months ago we Don t have any Money. We Don t have any Money at  said Kane added that the soc has to beg for Money to take car of the nation s athletes. Bradley was not available for immedi ate comment on Bernardi s statement. But an aide to the mayor said any comment was unlikely. The mayor s not going to comment on the Council statements because they Don t know what they Are talking about at this time because the details of the plan Haven t been announced Bradley spokes Man Tom Sullivan said. Sullivan said he is unfamiliar with Uso finances. But he added that the quote attributed to Kane by Bernard May have referred to Lack of Money to Send athletes to the  Don t think that necessarily Corre lates with this 1984 financial backing. Idon t necessarily think this Means they have the Money in the Bank Sullivan said. Two other City Council members also questioned the soc s financial position if the City signs a contract to hold the games and then wants to subcontract the financial risk to the  we Are also on the Hook who knows what the assets of the soc will be in1984?" councilman Bob Konka asked